NFL trade deadline for Denver Broncos expected to pass without deal

Barring an unlikely can’t-refuse offer in the next three hours, the Broncos will allow the NFL trading deadline of 2 p.m. Tuesday to pass without making a deal.

The only players who seemed to be available are those who are free agents after this season. And teams shopping those free agents seem to be asking for a draft pick in the top three rounds.

The Broncos are not interested in the rent-a-player who can leave for free agency after this season. And they will not surrender a draft pick within the first three rounds.

So unless there’s a dramatic change in the next few hours, this trade market isn’t for the Broncos.

There had been speculation regarding Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen, who has roughly $7.56 million left on this, the final year of his contract. ESPN is reporting Seattle is making a play for Allen.

The Broncos are not. For many reasons, but here’s a big one: Shaun Phillips, who has roughly $530,000 left on his salary, has 6 1/2 sacks. Allen has 4 1/2 sacks.

Why would the Broncos give less playing time to Phillips?

As for their other pass rusher, the Broncos are confident Von Miller will wind up with more than one sack this year.

Shuan Phillips is killing it out there great pick up with Von Malik Jackson Robert ayers derek Wolfe Steven Johnson where good go broncos

Ernestine Garcia

Hell yeah Von’s going to have double diget sacks my boy is a game changer Phillips is a wrecker with out a dout are pass rush is bearly getting started

Sack Master

Okay, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to make a run for Jared Allen?? Who cares that Shaun Phillips has 6 1/2 sacks and we know Von is good for at least 8 more. More is better fools!

WrathofChakaKhan

There are 7 million reasons why you don’t get Allen

Chris Sanchez

the article states it pretty clearly as to why they wouldn’t. Vikings wanted a 2nd round pick and wanted the other team to take the whole salary (clearly the braintrust in Minnesota is not to bright). Either you take the high pick and eat some of his salary or you accept a lower round pick and not pay any of the contract. Another reason is if there was just one hole on the defense than maybe you consider giving up a second, but there are multiple holes on defense and one that could potentially be filled by that same 2nd round pick.

Tim Johns

part of me wanted to see Allen there, but with Miller getting back into playing shape, it may not make a difference. Miller should free up Phillips, Ayers and Jackson. Wolfe however needs to pick it up. I am a bit disappointed in his play so far. CB play is still bad, but hopefully Miller will fix that with more rushing to the QB. I just want to shut people up about KC, I do know that. With that schedule, really. Now they have a few tough teams to play and its going to be interesting.

Chris Sanchez

CB play is not bad at all, shows how little you follow football. You can only cover a guy for so many seconds before the WRs are bound to get open. With no pass rush, the Qb has eternity to stand back and examine the field for the best option. The testament as to why he is holding it so long is because initially his WRs are covered well and no one is open until the QB starts to improvise (the offense will always be ahead of defense in those cases)

Tim Johns

I have been watching football for over 45 years, played safety in high school as well. So I think I know a little. So you are going to sit there and say that the times that Griffin got the ball to the wide open WRs in just under 4 secs is not the CB fault? really. Shows how much you dont know about football. We got blasted last year in the playoff game due to CB play, and since then it has not got much better. Thats like saying Bailey is still a top notch CB when he isnt. When you give up over 200 yards to a WR, or better yet, over 500 yards to Dallas, thats saying a lot. Sure, no pressure from the inside, but we were getting killed on slants for goodness sakes and RGIII took advantage of that. This game was about the pressure up the middle, which saves the CBs behind, but they are still not keeping up. Maybe you need to learn a little about football.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.